The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's right foot disability was aggravated by service or a service-connected condition. A new medical opinion is needed.
The deciding factor: The VA needs additional information to determine if the Veteran's pre-existing right foot disability was aggravated by service or another service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot pes planus (right foot disability), right foot stress fracture
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2023
- Citation
- 23044921
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right foot stress fracture and entitlement to a total disability evaluation based upon individual unemployability (TDIU). The evidence did not support the Veteran's assertions of current disabilities or their relationship to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a compensable rating for foot stress fractures, service connection for various arthritic conditions, and TDIU due to a duty to assist error.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal of all issues related to service connection for the listed conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service connection for chronic sinusitis is granted under the PACT Act. The right foot disability and varicocele of the left testicle issues are remanded for further evaluation.
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